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Basketball team gears up for season opener
WADESBORO — Sports continue on as the Bearcats basketball team is ready for the season opener on Jan. 6.
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COVID vaccine arrives in Anson
WADESBORO — COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at the Anson County Health Department and employees are prepping to roll it out to the public, following the state’s vaccination plan.
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Virus sweeps through government center, building closes
WADESBORO — Since Dec. 16 the Anson County Government Building has been closed to the public due to the amount of positive COVID-19 cases within the building — and it will remain closed until further notice — causing residents to question whether important services are being provided.
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Elderly woman found safe after police search
ROCKINGHAM — An elderly woman that was reported missing Sunday evening has been found safe, according to local police.
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Anson schools go 100% remote
WADESBORO — The Anson County School District this week announced that it would be returning to virtual learning for all students until at least Jan. 19.
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Shop ‘till you drop: Deputies take kids on Christmas shopping spree
ROCKINGHAM — It started out as a regular Saturday afternoon for Diasia Littlejohn and Dequan Wilson. They brought their young daughter, Ja’Nyvia Littlejohn, to Walmart to shop.
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After stroke, Kelli Gillis fights back with support from husband, community
WADESBORO — Their 25th Wedding Anniversary wasn’t exactly the one the Gillis’s imagined, but at least they were on the same side of a window to celebrate.
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Community input needed on county’s 20-year land plan
WADESBORO — Anson County and Centralina Regional Council need assistance from residents to finish developing a Comprehensive Land Use Plan to stretch through the year 2040.
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Sen. McInnis named majority whip for General Assembly
ROCKINGHAM — Sen. Tom McInnis has been named one of two majority whips for the Senate Republican Caucus in a unanimous vote.
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Prison inmate dies days after COVID-19 diagnosis
POLKTON — One inmate at the Anson Correctional Institution died days after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Recount affirms Grooms’s win in commissioner race
ROCKINGHAM — Andy Grooms’s spot on the Richmond County Board of Commissioners is assured following the official certification of the vote totals following a recount called by Michael Legrand, who trailed Grooms by just 84 votes after the ballots had been canvassed.
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Rep. Bishop releases video of alleged election violations, county disputes conclusions
WADESBORO — Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) continued his effort to fight voting irregularities in Anson County on Friday by appearing at a meeting of local Board of Elections where they finalized the vote totals for the 2020 election.